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A Ming Dynasty Huanghuali Wood Couch Bed with Horse-Hoof Feet and Three Latticework Railings
Height: 33.75 in (86 cm), Length: 79 in (201 cm), Depth: 46.75 in (119 cm), circa 1600-1650.
A Couch Bed with a similar platform and leg design can be found in Chinese Furniture by Robert Ellsworth, 1970, pl. 35 on page 144. An almost identical latticework design can be seen in architectural decoration at the Ten Thousand Years Monastery at Mount Emei, Sichuan Province. See Daniel Dye's Chinese Latticework Design, 1949, pl. F/6A on page 130.